On to Memorial Park 12.23.07

The morning greeted us with really nice weather as we got ready for the day. It was a bit chilly, but, I will take that over HOT any day! Memorial Park is one of those "hidden treasures" in Houston and is one of my favorite places to box. There are so many boxes there you can stay all day and walk around the park stamping in boxes. I was there in October at the Follow the Yellow Brick Trail Event and was hoping to get back there to find some more of the boxes hidden there and at the Arboretum next door. There were several that I knew LL would really like so, we visited some of the boxes I had already stamped in so she could get these stamps. One of the fun boxes we stamped in was Baby Bear's Parting of the Waters It put a smile on our faces! We hiked to 31 boxes and found 29 of them. What a great day it was! Can't wait to get back down there! Thanks Lucy Locket! You are the BEST!

Boxing with Lucy Locket 12.22.07

A BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN WELCOMES YOU TO THE ARBORETUM

I know I am WAY behind on updating my blog, so I decided today was the day to sit down and catch up. Lucy Locket and I took our 3rd annual Christmas trip down to Houston Dec.22nd. We only had the week-end as I had to work on Monday. We heard about a Murder at the Arboretum (even though we just could not believe that ANY of the letterboxers we knew could do such a dasterly deed)I can't even begin to describe how much fun this series was. The Texians out did themselves on this one.
We stamped in several boxes at the Arboretum and headed to Kleb Woods.







A COLORFUL GREETER


We were anxious to get there and not only stamp in some boxes, but also leave a few for the Southest Texas boxers to find. We arrived later than we
anticipated, but we were able to accomplish stamping in a box and planting three more to go along with the "Christmas Theme" of boxes that have been planted there.
Elmer "Lumpy" Kleb, was born in he house on the grounds of this park, and was a naturalist. He did not have any utilities and cared for the animals and land with loving care. He especially liked birds. When you visit the park, take a few minuets to explore the house and grounds.
It was getting dark by the time we left Kleb Woods and had to get to our destination for the night.